diff --git a/lib/validations.ts b/lib/validations.ts
index 744c84a47..01d096533 100644
--- a/lib/validations.ts
+++ b/lib/validations.ts
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ const baseStreakParamsSchema = z.object({
       (val) => {
         if (!val) return true;
         const yearNum = parseInt(val, 10);
-        const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
+        const currentYear = new Date().getUTCFullYear();
         return /^\d{4}$/.test(val) && yearNum >= 2008 && yearNum <= currentYear;
       },
       {
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ export const wrappedParamsSchema = z.object({
       (val) => {
         if (!val) return true;
         const yearNum = parseInt(val, 10);
-        const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
+        const currentYear = new Date().getUTCFullYear();
         return /^\d{4}$/.test(val) && yearNum >= 2008 && yearNum <= currentYear;
       },
       {
diff --git a/lib/validations.year.test.ts b/lib/validations.year.test.ts
index 5830012d0..d33c8ec07 100644
--- a/lib/validations.year.test.ts
+++ b/lib/validations.year.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 import { streakParamsSchema, wrappedParamsSchema } from './validations';
 
-const CURRENT_YEAR = new Date().getFullYear();
+const CURRENT_YEAR = new Date().getUTCFullYear();
 const EXPECTED_ERROR = 'GitHub was founded in 2008. Please provide a year of 2008 or later.';
 
 function getYearError(result: {